Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Dick Kenworthy Throws Me a Mexican Curveball

Dick Kenworthy was a Chicago White Sox infielder who tried to stick several times in the sixties, and may be best known for his 1968 Topps card. On that card he is listed as being on the Mets though he never played for them: he was a rule 5 pick that was returned to the ChiSox.

Kenworthy stayed on AAA Tuscon for the ChiSox until 1971, when he goes to the Reds' Indianapolis farm, with no reason given.

"
Hamilton
Released
As
Toros
Pick
Up
'Missing
Pitcher'-
Jack
"The
Ham"
Hamilton
was
given his
unconditional
release
today
by
the
Tucson
Toros
after
pitching
for
the
Pacific
Coast
League
entry
for
the
past
two
years.
The
colorful
righthander, who
was
noted
for his
clubhouse-wrecking
tantrums
when
he
lost
a
game,
will
be
replaced
on
the
roster
by
the
"missing
pitcher"
for
the
White
Sox,
Cecilio
Acosta..
Acosta
is
a
pitcher
from
the
Mexican
League
who
came
to
the
White
Sox
in
a
trade for
last
year's
third
baseman
for
the
Toros,
Dick
Kenworthy.
.
Acosta
was
to
report
to
the
White
Sox
spring
training
camp
in
Sarasota
this
spring
but
nobody
heard
from him.
Last
Friday
he
showed
up
in
Tucson
and
the
White
Sox
were
notified.
It
was
decided
to
leave
him
here
and
put him
on
the
roster.
Acosta
was
with
the
Jalisco
club
in
Mexico
last
year
where
he
fanned
99
batters
in
8-5
innings."

Ok.

So it appears like a straight Kenworthy-for-Acosta trade, but with Jalisco in the Mexican League. I can't find any mention of Kenworthy playing in Mexico at all, let alone 1971. I'll try to look further into that, unless someone can help, hint hint...